Concept
“field of regard”

Term ID

1560

source

Adapted from the Manual of Photogrammetry

eng

field of regard

total angular extent over which the field of view (FOV) may be positioned

Note to entry:
The field of regard is the area that is potentially able to be viewed by a system at an instant in time. It is determined by the system’s FOV and the range of directions in which the system is able to point.